Technology

German carmaker Volkswagen will integrate the popular chatbot ChatGPT into its cars. This is reported by the publication The Verge.

The corporation said that will add support for artificial intelligence (AI) in cars from the second quarter of 2024. The company noted that they have agreed on this with the developer of the service OpenAI. Motorists will be able to use ChatGPT to control the functions of their vehicle.

“Advanced communication, clarifying questions, interacting in intuitive language, getting vehicle-specific information and more – exclusively hands-free,” the company described the benefits of having a chatbot in car firmware.

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Apple has released an update for Mac computers that closes a vulnerability that allows spying on users of the device. This is reported by the publication 9to5Mac.

The vulnerability with the identifier CVE-2024-0230 was discovered in late 2023. According to experts, it allowed an attacker to obtain a Bluetooth key, with the help of which the keyboard connected to the computer, and intercept data. Thus, for example, a hacker could track all the information a user entered into their device.

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Apple has hired more professional drivers to test its own unmanned car. This is reported by the publication macReports.

Media journalists have studied detailed documents from US regulators and found out that the IT giant put 68 unmanned cars on the streets of the state of California at the beginning of 2024. The company has also increased its staff to 162 drivers to help test the cars and train the algorithms.

Experts disclosed that the record number of Apple’s vehicle testers – more than 200 people – was registered in 2023. However, after a while, the corporation rolled back the development and significantly reduced the staff of the Apple Car project. According to journalists, the company “reached a dead end”.

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Computer manufacturers are going to produce computers with inbuilt support for artificial intelligence (AI). This is reported by Computerworld.

Canalys estimates that in 2024, every fifth PC on the market – or more than 170 million units of devices – will have built-in AI support. Such devices will receive chips adapted for complex calculations and for processing a large amount of data.

The piece says that nearly 60 per cent of PCs with AI will be released for organisations and businesses. “After that, their adoption will grow rapidly, especially in the commercial sector, where the benefits of AI on devices related to performance, security and cost management will become a key business driver,” the experts emphasised.

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Xiaomi Corporation has revealed some data of its first SU7 electric car. This is reported by the Chinese publication ITHome.

The head of the IT giant Lei Jun talked to fans and answered a few questions about Xiaomi’s first electric car, which will officially hit the market on 27 December. Lei Jun stated that Xiaomi is positioning the SU7 as a high-performance eco-friendly C-Class sedan.

Also, the head of the corporation said that the SU7 will compete with Tesla cars in terms of technology. The entrepreneur believes that the car “will go no worse than the Porsche Taycan Turbo”. Lei Jun assured consumers that the electric car was developed from scratch – the designers and engineers did not have a reference model from which they could copy the features of the car.

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